Adam Curtis

Director, writer, actor, producer and editor · Born May 26, 1955 (71) · Dartford, Kent, England, UK

Adam Curtis (born 1955) is an award-winning British documentarian and writer. He has also worked as a television producer, director and narrator. He works for BBC Current Affairs. His programmes express a clear, albeit sometimes controversial, opinion about their subject.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: May 26, 1955 (71)
From: Dartford, Kent, England, UK
Works as: Director, writer, actor, producer and editor
Titles: 4 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Adam Curtis' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight

Ideas

34%

Power

23%

Society

14%

Self

13%

Morality

Survival

Truth3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

Cold

Tense

Melancholic

Dread

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 Unsettling4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adam Curtis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

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Subscription and free streaming for Adam Curtis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

47 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

Shifty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator · Editor
The Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer
God Turn Me Into A Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Director · Editor
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone(2022)
Show 7 episodes · Director · Creator · Editor · Writer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Can't Get You Out of My Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Self - Narrator (voice)
MK Ultra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Creative Consultant · as Narrator
HyperNormalisation(2016)
Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Living in an Unreal World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director · Writer
Bitter Lake(2015)
Director · Editor · Writer · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
"Oh Dear"-ism II & Non-Linear War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director · Writer · as Narrator (voice)
Every Day Is Like Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director · Writer · as Narrator
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace(2011)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · Presenter · Writer · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Paranoia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Director · Writer · as Director
Murdoch's Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Director
The Rise of “Oh Dear”-ism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director · Writer · as Narrator (voice)
It Felt Like a Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director · Editor · Producer · Writer
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Adam Curtis: Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 5 episodes · Creator · Writer
The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Director · Writer
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer · as Narrator
The Power of Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Narrator · as self
The Century of the Self (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Narrator
The Mayfair Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Producer
Fishtank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Producer
Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Director · Producer · as Narrator
£830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Director
Tattoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Director
The Living Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · as Narrator
Modern Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · Director
Pandora's Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Narrator
The Road to Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Director
The Kingdom of Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Director · Producer
An Ocean Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 7 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer
Bombay Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Director
The Cost of Treachery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Director · Producer · Writer
The Mayor of Montemilone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Director · Producer
Italians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · Director
Inquiry: The Great British Housing Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Director · Producer
Trumpets and Typewriters: A History of War Reporting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Director
The Seaside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Director
Selfridges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Director · Writer
Just Another Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Wedding Day - Not only Charles and Diana... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Director
40 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Out of Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 32 episodes · Director
Inside Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer
The Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Show Actor